On Line Assessment Questions

Visual Testing Module 1

1. What term is used to decribe the emission of visible light which has a longer wave length than the incident radiation upon a body?

Photo Emission
Conduction
Fluoresecence
Luminosity
2. If the focus of an object focuses beyond the retina of a specific inspector, the inspector is said to have what type of vision?
Long sight
Short sight
Hypermetropia
20/20 vision
Long sight and Hypermetropia
3. From what minimum distance are far vision examinations carried out?
1 metre
30 feet
15 feet
6 metres
4. Which of the following colour vision deficiencies relates to green lacking
Protanopia
Deuetanopia
Trainopia
Tetratanopia
5. How far from the retina would the ideal eyeglass plane be?
17 mm
30 mm
21 mm
10 mm
6. What is the name given to ultraviolet radiation below 185 nm which is absorbed by air?
Vacuum
Non-existent
Short-wave
Electrolux
7. Which of the following most closely a grey body by exhibiting very nearly uniform emissuity?
Electric arc from TIG gun
A carbon filament in the visible region
Tungsten filament
Xenon short arc search light
8. What is the maximum angle from normal for acrrying out visual inspection?

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30 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
80 degrees
9. As the human eye becomes older which region of wavelength becomes increasingly more absorbed?
Blue
Green
Yellow
Red
10. What term is used to determine acuity measurements with a moving target?
Reserve vision acuity
Saccadic movement
Moving vision acuity
Kinetic vision acuity
11. Which colours are recommended in particluar for the work areas in which high noise levels and heavy physical exertion are
common?
Yellow
Blue
Orange
Red
12. Which of the following will reduce the glare from a light source?
Reduce the angle between light source and eye
Increase the light source
Reduce the background light around the glare source
Increase the angle between light source and eye
Reduce the background light around the glare source and increase the angle between light source and eye
None of the above reduces glare
13. What is the velocity of all fomrs of radient energy travelling in a vacuum?
299793 miles per second
3 x 106 metres per second
299793 kilometres per second
186282 kilometres per second
14. When using direct visual examination what size black line on an 18 percent neutral grey flat uniform background is usually
considered acceptance for a single line detection test?
750 microns
1000 microns
30 mil
50 mil
750 microns and 30 mil
15. Dirt on the surface of an item to be visually inspected can cause which of the following?

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Mask actual flaws

Obstruct Vision
Create false indications
Mask actual flaws and create false indications
Any of the above
16. When viewing a test surface from around 300 mm what is the best resolution of two objects on that surface which can be expected?
0.18 mm
0.09 mm
0.007 inch
0.27 inch
17. Generally what is the minimum white light intensity which should be used for critical examinations to detect fine details?
1000 lux
300 ftc
500 lux
150 ftc
18. Which of the following would be a correct definition of the nanometer?
10 x 10-9 meters
1 x 10-8 meters
10 x 10-10 meters
10 x 10-8 meters
19. Which of the following laws state that light flux striking a surface at angles other than normal is distributed over a greater area?
Lambert cosine law
Inverse square law
Cosine cubed law
Boyles law
20. Which of the following equations shows the lambert cosine law?
E = (I cos3 theta) / a2
E = I / d2
E = (I / d2) cos theta
E = (I2 / d) cos theta

Visual Testing Module 2

1. A Goniometer is a type of which of the following measuring devices?

Radiometer
Photometer
Refelectometer
Photomultiplier Tube
2. An electron microscope can be used to study structures down to a sensitivity of which of the following?

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Wavelength of visible light

10 angstroms
Wave length of infra red radiation
Wave length of uv-c radiation
3. What type of magnifier lens is housed in a simple surface comparator?
Triplet x 50
Doublet x 10
Doublet x 3.5
Triplet x 10
4. Which type of microscope uses the wavelength light as a unit of measure for surface contours and characteristics?
Interference microscope
Polarizing microscope
Phase contrast microscope
Metallographic wide field microscope
5. The fibres which are used in the image guide of a videoboroscope need to be kept in which of the following bundles?
Incoherent bundle 30 microns diameter
Coherent bundle 30 microns diameter
Coherent bundle 9 microns diameter
Incoherent bundle 9 microns diameter
6. The contrast rings which are attached to the electrical cord on a rigid boroscope serve which of the following purposes?
Viewing at 90 degrees to the forward direction
360 degrees rotation of the scope
Greater depth of field
Help hold the lens system rigid
7. For what purposes are neutral density filters used?
Transmission of electromagnetic waves below a set threshold
To block out radiation except for visible wavelength
Transmission of electromagnetic waves above a set threshold
To attenuate a light level from a source which is difficult to control
8. Which of the following filter types smooths abrupt transitions in an image to give a better picture?
Low pass spatial filter
High pass spatial filter
Media spatial filter
Neutral density filter
9. The topography of a fracture surface can be replicated and analysed using cellulose acetate tape with a transition electron
microscope up to what maximum magnification?
10000 x
50000 x
500 x
25000 x

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10. Which of the following acids which could be used to etch the surface of metals need to be contained within inert plastic containers?
Hydrochloric acid
Suplhuric acid
Nitric acid
All of the above
11. Which of the following detection devices works on the principle that change in resistance of the cell can be detected?
Photo emissive
Charged coupled device
Photo conductive
Photo voltaic
12. Which of the following films would require the least light?
400 A.S.A.
1000 A.S.A.
200 A.S.A.
100 A.S.A.
13. Which of the following could be measured with a cambridge weld guage?
Excessive re-inforcement
Weld preparation angle
Undercut
All of the above
Excessive re-inforcement and Undercut only
14. Which of the following would calculate the theoretical throat?
Leg length x 1.41
Leg length x 0.707
Leg length / 1.14
Leg length / 0.707
15. When using light emitting diodes on a video borocsope to produce a black and whit image, which colour is most likely to be used
due to response and intensity?
Blue
Yellow
Red
Green
16. Which of the following cameras would be the preferred choice for operation within a high radiation environment?
Charge couple device
Vidicon tube
Orthicon tube
Metal oxide semiconductor
17. Which of the following replicating materials would be best used to produce an impression of a relatively rough surface?
Cellulose acetate
Clay

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Silicone rubber
All could be used
18. What is the replica called which is made from the first cast of an impression such as footprint?
Single stage
Second stage
Positive
Negative
Single stage and second stage
Positive and Negative
19. If a replica made from cellulose acetate is to be viewed under a scanning electron microscope with which of the following materials
are the replicas coated to prevent electron charging?
Nickel
Cobalt
Gold
Iron
Nickel and Cobalt
20. In which of the following forms are temperature indicatiing materials available?
Pellets
Crayon stick
Organic liquids
All forms above are available
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